Vacancy at Archery GB
Head Coach
Salary
£ Commensurate with experience
Lilleshall, Shropshire
Vacancy listed
27/11/2024
Application deadline
06/01/2025
Details
Job Title: Archery GB Head Coach
Department: Performance
Reporting to: Performance Director
Location: Performance Archery Centre, Archery GB, Lilleshall National Sports Centre
Contract: Full Time
Our Values
We have developed a set of values to guide how we operate at Archery GB. As one archery community:
- We value people for who they are and what they do.
- We choose to work and learn together.
- We strive for excellence.
- We always act with integrity.
Job Purpose
The Head Coach's primary purpose is to lead and manage the development and performance of athletes within the Olympic and Paralympic World Class Programmes (WCP). This includes delivering high-level technical coaching and overseeing the integration of sports science and performance planning.
The Head Coach is responsible for ensuring athletes achieve their maximum potential in international competition, while also supporting the growth of coaches within the WCP. The Head Coach will work closely with support staff and the pathway team to elevate standards across all levels of the athlete development pipeline.
Working as part of the Performance Management Team (PMT) the Head Coach will contribute to the wider leadership of the WCP by helping develop a collaborative and high-performing environment and advancing the long-term success of the sport.
Key Objectives
- Develop and implement performance plans that optimise the technical, physical, and mental development of Olympic and Paralympic WCP athletes, ensuring athletes are fully prepared to compete at the highest levels, including international competitions and the Olympic/Paralympic Games.
- Oversee the technical coaching and leadership of both the Olympic and Paralympic WCP, ensuring alignment of standards and consistency in coaching methodologies.
- Collaborate with sports science teams to ensure that all aspects of sports science are aligned with the performance goals of both Olympic and Paralympic athletes.
- Work closely with Pathway teams to identify and develop emerging talent, ensuring a robust system that supports athlete progression from grassroots to elite levels. Contribute to the development of strategies to improve performance standards across the performance pathway.
- Lead and manage Olympic WCP athletes during international competitions and training camps through fostering a cohesive and positive team environment that drives standards and performance.
Further information can be found by downloading the job description below or by visiting our website https://archerygb.org/about/careers
Benefits
26 days holiday
Membership of AGB
Contributory pension scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Notes
Please read through the full Job Description & Person Specification before applying.
The system requires you to upload your documents when you provide your details, you cannot add them later, so please upload your CV and cover letter, and download, complete and re-upload our equal opportunities monitoring form. (Note this will be processed separately or can be sent by separate cover). If you experience any difficulties then contact hilary.mcdonald@archerygb.org.
Attached documents
| Title | File |
|---|---|
| Job Description Head Coach | JD_-_Head_Coach_-_Nov_24.pdf |
| Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form | Equal-opportunities-monitoring-form_AGB.docx |